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The Ocean Highways: Major Shipping Routes That Connect the WorldFrom the Suez Canal to the Strait of Malacca, explore the maritime routes that carry most of the world's trade and why these ocean corridors matter to everyone.The World's Energy Chokepoints: Hormuz, Malacca and the Narrow Seas of Oil
A handful of narrow straits carry most of the world's seaborne oil and gas. Why energy chokepoints exist, where they are, and what happens when one tightens.The Arctic Route: Will Melting Ice Redraw the Map of Shipping?
Melting sea ice is opening passages across the top of the world. The promise, the obstacles and the environmental stakes of Arctic shipping routes, explained.Why Ships Don't Sail in Straight Lines: Great Circles, Weather and the Art of Routing
The shortest path across an ocean looks curved on your map. How great circle navigation, weather routing and traffic rules decide the paths ships actually sail.
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